72-hour

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As for me, my 72-hour nightmare last week is summed-up by the title to one of Perelman's self-described feuilletons wherein reality and absurdity collide and dine together over nice hot pastrami and delicate penne al pesto ala Pisa: Pulse Rapid, Respiration Lean, No Mustard.

SAN PEDRO KTLA -- A mother of two children is speaking out about LAUSD officials placing her 6-year old son in a 72-hour psychiatric hold because he drew what school officials considered to be "disturbing picture."

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement dismissed a report complaining about conditions at its immigrant detention centers, a group of over 60 detainees in Louisiana have begun “rotating 72-hour hunger strikes” to protest poor conditions.

Mr. DAVID NEELEMAN (Founder, JetBlue): You know, when someone flies, someone who's taken the 72-hour bus ride before, and all of a sudden they fly for the first time, they're never going back to the bus.